The Way Back

The Way Back

133 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Nov. 22, 2010

At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.

The Way Back

133 mins | Drama, Adventure, History | Nov. 22, 2010

The Way Back
At the dawn of WWII, several men escape from a Russian gulag—to take a perilous and uncertain journey to freedom as they cross deserts, mountains and several nations.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ, National Geographic, Exclusive Films, Monolith Films, On the Road, Point Blank Productions, Kontsept Film Company
Original title The Way Back
Directors Richard Goodwin, Sylvie Chesneau, Todor Chapkanov, Peter Weir
Writers Slavomir Rawicz, Keith R. Clarke, Peter Weir

Cast

Jim Sturgess

as Janusz Wieszczek

Ed Harris

as Mr. Smith

Saoirse Ronan

as Irena Zielińska

Mark Strong

as Andrei Khabarov

Colin Farrell

as Valka

Gustaf Skarsgård

as Andrejs Voss

Dejan Angelov

as Andrei

Dragos Bucur

as Zoran

Sally Brunski

as Janusz's Wife, 1939

Alexandru Potocean

as Tomasz Horodinsky

Zachary Baharov

as Interrogator

Igor Gnezdilov

as Bohdan

Stanislav Pishtalov

as Commandant

Mariy Grigorov

as Lazar

Nikolay Stanoev

as Yuri

Stefan Shterev

as Cook

Yordan Bikov

as Garbage Eater #1

Ruslan Kupenov

as Garbage Eater #2

Nikolay Mutafchiev

as Guard #1

Valentin Ganev

as Guard #2

Anton Trendafilov

as Steam Man

Pearce Quigley

as The Professor

Sattar Dikambayev

as Mongolian Horseman

Hal Yamanouchi

as Official

Meglena Karalambova

as Janusz's Wife, 1989

Irinei Konstantinov

as Janusz, 1989